Questions below refer to the following notice and memo.
Notice
To: All Employees
From: Newton Enterprise Department of Information Security (DIS)
Date: August 20
Subject: Regarding the use of P2P softwares in the company
As all of you already know, there have been several spiteful attempts to export Newton's intellectual properties (IP), through the e-mails and Person-to-Person (P2P)programs, such as FileShare and MSN Messenger. To stay on top of the industry, the misuses of the broadband network have to be faced and fought over. Newton's prolonged survival in the hard economic environment of today relies on the State of the Art Technology, achieved through the efforts of employees and amounts of R&D costs. Therefore, the DIS committee decided to ban the use of P2P programs of any kinds. Also, we expect our employees to delete such programs immediately. The e-mails will still be allowed, with a minimum amount of inspection. Please understand that the committee's decision was crucial for Newton's, as well as your survival. If you happen to have any concerns on this matter, please contact a DIS manager Kenneth Nakamura at EXT. 7201 or send an email to NKenneth@newton.com.
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TO: Kenneth Nakamura
FROM: Harriet Tang DATE: August 21
SUBJECT: [re] Regarding the use of P2P softwares in the company
Hi. This is Harriet Tang in the Logistics Department. I do understand that a lot of significant information related to Newton's intellectual properties finds its way out to unknown users, possibly our competitors. However, the banning of all P2Ps will only solve the problem superficially. Moreover, the Logistics Department is in need of such P2P programs as Alive, which assists us on tracking and locating remote items. Hence, I hereby object to the DIS committee's decision on banning all P2Ps, and a more sophisticated scheme for the protection of intellectual properties should be planned with care.
Truly Yours,
Harriet Tang